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C. Dan Adams … Donor PUBLICITY STUNT???

Published

1 year ago

October 19, 2019

Donor PUBLICITY STUNT???: Well … below are the donor totals through 9/30/2019 from the SC Department of Revenue that we were able to obtain because Jeff Davis (the target of anonymous and defamatory political email attacks) filed a FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT lawsuit against the SC Department of Revenue. Probably why these email attacks started up on 9/25/2019, but more on that later.

And the DONATIONS are worse than ANYONE could have expected …. and explains why (not so) Exceptional SC leadership REFUSED to tell school leaders how much had been raised.

But instead of #FireChadConnelly doing something to fix this (if he is even capable … which we doubt) …. Chad was hanging out at the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans this month doing “political” stuff WHEN HE SHOULD BE RAISING FUNDS FOR YOUR CHILD’S SCHOLARSHIP HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA!!!

And instead of addressing the DATA BREACH …. on Friday (not so) Exceptional SC sent out a CELEBRATORY email promoting a $100,000 donation from C. Dan Adams.

Our question …. #1 WHY DID C. DAN ADAMS NOT DONATE EARLIER IN THE YEAR (or did he, and this is just a “stunt”?) …. and #2 WHO IS C.DAN ADAMS????

Normally praising donors is a good thing …. and we would not call it out … but C. Dan Adams is no ordinary donor …. and in fact, his organization was a major cause of this DEBACLE!!!!

PLUS … there are some rather NASTY posts about C. Dan Adams online by public interest group(s) about how he takes advantage of low income families.

And ironically … a FAILED SOUTH CAROLINA BANK that cost the FDIC and taxpayers $75 MILLION DOLLARS!!!! Here is the FDIC report as well … CLICK HERE.

And WORST of all as it applies to this program … C. Dan Adams organization …. Palmetto Promise Institute … was intimately involved in this 2016 GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER of the scholarship program.

REMEMBER … it was C. DAN ADAMS’ PALMETTO PROMISE INSTITUTE that said this GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER would make the program BIGGER. BETTER. FASTER. #MAJORFAIL!!! Palmetto Promise Institute has removed that failed “Legislative Analysis” from their website … but we have a copy. Click image below.

***https://www.palmettokidsfirst.org/2016/05/palmetto-promise-institute-failed-legislative-analysis/***

REMEMBER, DOR RECOMMEND THIS DEBACLE … RECOMMENDED THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER … AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO STEP UP TO FIX IT!!!

***https://dor.sc.gov/about/leadership***

We will have MUCH MORE in the coming weeks … stay tuned!!!

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Governor Asks SC Supreme Court to Reconsider

Published

2 days ago

October 28, 2020

PALMETTOKIDSFIRST

Well, for now … they are going to keep trying to FORCE the “failed” Government Run Education Savings Account (ESA or GRESA) process.

Don’t let the article title fool you. Yes, it is the US Attorney for the State of South Carolina that has filed the brief … but “who” is the US Attorney for SC?

Peter McCoy is our US Attorney.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/meet-us-attorney

Peter is good guy for all we know … we have no problems with him … but he was most recently a member of the SC House of Representatives.

And for some reason … HE DID NOT sponsor H 3202 / S 131 (the tax credit scholarship bill) … we did not push hard … and we guess due to the LIES spread by the “paid” advocates …

… but he did sponsor the “paid” advocates ESA / GRESA bill (H 3681 / S 523 / S 556) that has been a total disaster …

… and then Representative Peter McCoy WITHDREW HIS SPONSORSHIP when he realized what a political disaster this ESA / GRESA bill was.

For the full bill and history click *HERE*

All those representatives and more got off that ESA / GRESA bill right after they had two hearings on it in the HOUSE. We were there … it was a total mess.

So … don’t be fooled by the ongoing efforts to push through the ESA / GRESA … we don’t think it is going anywhere.

Perhaps we need to REMIND the Governor’s Office that we have a 100% LEGAL, bulletproof, and PROVEN solution …

K-12 TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS run by IDEPENDENT NON-PROFITS!

For Parents

ESAs are dead. WHAT WILL 2021 BRING???

Published

1 week ago

October 22, 2020

PALMETTOKIDSFIRST

The Court of Appeals in Tennessee upheld a lower court ruling that their ESA program was unconstitutional.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-court-of-appeals-upholds-decision-calling-esa-program-unconstitutional

What a mess these “paid” advocates are!!! #FollowTheMoney!!!

WHAT WILL 2021 BRING???: Well … ESAs are dead. What ever will the “paid” advocates do? We don’t know and we don’t care … just so long as they GO AWAY and stop torturing our families and kids in South Carolina.

Legislators get it … TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS are the only “right” solution. We came close in September … but with a 5 to 0 SC Supreme Court ruling … there is no other option … than ours!!!

https://www.facebook.com/magnusonsc/posts/3232779023499146

THE DETAILS of the Case from the SC Supreme Court: For those of you that want to dig into the details … here it is. The specific section in the SC Constitution, the full opinion … and the Supreme Courts final conclusion. Any questions … just ask.

For the full 15 page opinion … click HERE or image below:

https://www.sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/28000.pdf

Tired of hearing us say for the past 4 years that all this mess is UNCONSTITUTIONAL??? We are too … and this ruling puts the FINAL NAIL in the coffin of the “paid” advocates Government Run ESA agenda (and maybe even Exceptional SC itself … stay tuned).

For Parents

“A QUALITY EDUCATION IS THE CLOSEST THING TO MAGIC IN AMERICA” – Sen. Tim Scott

Published

2 weeks ago

October 20, 2020

PALMETTOKIDSFIRST

Although the “paid” advocates government run school choice solutions here in South Carolina have been dealt a DEATH BLOW … the topic of “school choice” is alive and well … and we think 2021 will be the YEAR OF SCHOOL CHOICE!!!

IT IS ABOUT TIME …

Our very own Senator Tim Scott on August 25th, 2020 stated as part of his school choice fight that “a quality education is the closest thing to magic in America.”

He is right …. and we love it!!!

👉 https://www.facebook.com/palmettokidsFIRST/posts/1493456947529902

The hot topic even came up this week in the Amy Coney Barrett U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Senator Ted Cruz (R – Texas) on October 14, 2020 stated as part of his school choice fight that he believes “School Choice is the CIVIL RIGHTS issue of the next century.”

That is pretty powerful!!!